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Marist dismantles Fairfield to win seventh straight MAAC title

Marist dismantles Fairfield to win seventh straight MAAC title

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — In the end, it was the same result. When the nets were cut down and the trophies handed out, it was the Marist Red Foxes who were the MAAC champions again after…

Kim Mulkey and Brittney Griner earn repeat Big 12 awards

For the second straight year Baylor sweeps the top honors in the All Big 12 awards.  Baylor head coach Kim Mulkey won the Big 12 Coach of the Year honor again while Brittney Griner earned…

Notre Dame and Connecticut have revenge on their minds in tonight’s Big East semifinals

It is always nice when there is a little revenge factor to spice up a conference tournament! Tonight in Hartford the Big East will have their semifinals and both games have the extra motivation of…

Top 25 weekend results and the first six teams to qualify for the NCAA tournament

Automatic NCAA Tournament Bids/Conference Winners Florida Gulf Coast (Atlantic Sun) Princeton (Ivy League) Tennessee Martin (Ohio Valley) Maryland (ACC) Purdue (Big Ten) Tennessee (SEC) Sunday Top 25 results No. 4 Connecticut 49, No. 23 Rutgers…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 03-04-2012

Fairfield, Marist advance to MAAC tournament final (Hoopfeed) http://t.co/TMWvGFul #ncaaw -> Yesterday's ACC tournament results/recaps http://t.co/VklEFnz5 Championship at 2 p ET ESPN2/ESPN3.com #3 Maryland vs. #4 Georgia Tech #ncaaw -> Saint Louis University announces coaching change…

Seeds announced for Big 12 Championship

As expected, Baylor is the No. 1 seed in the 2012 Big 12 women’s basketball championship. The tournament begins Wednesday, March 7. The Lady Bears finished the regular season with a program-best 31-0 record including…

Baylor’s Kim Mulkey wants her team to experience what she accomplished as a player

Baylor’s Kim Mulkey wants her team to experience what she accomplished as a player

It was 30 years ago this month that a 19-year-old point guard with long braids helped lead Louisiana Tech to the first women’s NCAA National Championship. The Lady Techsters, then the country’s dominant program, won…

Monique Oliver rises to the occassion in leading Rutgers’ resurgence

Monique Oliver rises to the occassion in leading Rutgers’ resurgence

From January 29th through February 15th, C.Vivian Stringer’s Rutgers team dropped five straight games, all to teams that ended up being seeded ahead of the them in the Big East tournament. They were a team…

DePaul’s Anna Martin taking matters into her own hands

DePaul’s Anna Martin taking matters into her own hands

If you look in the women’s basketball media guide issued by DePaul University, there are thirteen players on the team. In actuality, due mostly to injuries, the team is a seven-player rotation.

Hoopfeed Twitter Weekly Digest for week ending 2012-03-05

Princeton wraps up Ivy League title after beating Dartmouth, Tigers 1st team with guaranteed NCAA bid (nj|com) http://t.co/bdXGKbqL #ncaaw # Michigan State looking to secure first-round bye (Lansing State Journal) http://t.co/a6rwmK5Q #ncaaw # Washington's Kellie…

Louisville’s Shoni Schimmel found the right place and right coach to succeed

Before committing to Louisville, Shoni Schimmel was a highly sought after recruit. She is the total package – she can handle the ball, she can shoot, and she’s got charisma and personality. She is a package…

Fairfield, Marist advance to MAAC conference final

Fairfield, Marist advance to MAAC conference final

Marist coach Brian Giorgis postgame. #2 Fairfield 63, #6 Siena 48 It took a strong two strong second half performances, but top-seeded Marist and Fairfield, the second seed in the tournament finally pulled away from…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 03-03-2012

No. 25 South Carolina tops No. 16 Georgia, 59-55 (AP) http://t.co/c0Y2qJCq #ncaaw -> SEC tourney quarterfinal results http://t.co/m1WqK35d #ncaaw -> Illinois fires coach Jolette Law after 5 seasons (69-93 record) http://t.co/6YH09pMR (State Journal-Register) http://t.co/oWviEyPn #ncaaw…

Baylor ends regular season undefeated after win over Iowa State

Baylor ends regular season undefeated after win over Iowa State

WACO, Texas – Iowa State gave No. 1 Baylor a run for their money Saturday afternoon in Waco in front of 9,435 fans but in the end the Lady Bears finished their regular season undefeated,…

MAAC Conference Tourney: Previewing the semi-finals

All over the country early rounds of conference tournaments are seeing upsets, and the MAAC (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, if you did not know) is no different. While the top two seeds advanced to Saturday…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 03-02-2012

NC State women surprise FSU in upset in ACC tourney (newsobserver|com) http://t.co/3zwVdLQf #ncaaw -> Michigan State women roll into Big Ten quarterfinals, beats Indiana 97-68 (Detroit News) http://t.co/2hPc1ptl #ncaaw -> Minnesota Gophers hammer Wisconsin Badgers…

Dishin & Swishin 3/02/12 Podcast: Heading into the NCAA postseason, part two of a look at ten “game-changing players”

Dishin & Swishin 3/02/12 Podcast: Heading into the NCAA postseason, part two of a look at ten “game-changing players”

[display_podcast] Throughout the NCAA women’s basketball season, Dishin & Swishin kept you up to date mostly through conversations with coaches and journalists. The reason for this is that at DNS, we respect how busy the…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 03-01-2012

Ogwumike sisters lead No. 2 Stanford past Seattle, 76-52 (AP) http://t.co/zRxFWQrG #ncaaw -> SEC Player of the Year: A’dia Mathies, Kentucky || Coach of the Year Tom Collen, Arkansas http://t.co/Q8fZpRId #ncaaw -> First-team and second-team…

Auburn coach Nell Fortner’s parting words after team’s 1st round SEC exit

After coaching at Auburn for eight years, head coach Nell Fortner announced her retirement last week. Her time at the school included a 145-106 record. She coached her last Tiger game tonight, a 70-60 loss…

Dishin & Swishin 3/01/12 Podcast: Heading into the NCAA postseason, part one of a look at ten “game-changing players”

Dishin & Swishin 3/01/12 Podcast: Heading into the NCAA postseason, part one of a look at ten “game-changing players”

Throughout the NCAA women’s basketball season, Dishin & Swishin kept you up to date mostly through conversations with coaches and journalists. The reason for this is that at DNS, we respect how busy the schedules…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 02-29-2012

Texas: Senior Yvonne Anderson, sophomore Chassidy Fussell reach 1,000 pt career mark in win over Missouri, 75-62 http://t.co/c0z8vmCO #ncaaw -> Brock flourishes, Flores disappoints in Missouri's final home game (Columbia Missourian) http://t.co/SFWq35ZL #ncaaw -> TCU:…

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